5 bed detached house for sale

The Hollies, 2 Bridle Road, Old, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN6

For sale by auction on Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026 at 11:00

Venue: Livestream

An outstanding individual detached period stone house with five bedroomed accommodation in excess of 2,100 square feet standing in private largely walled gardens and paddock extending to just under one acre together with an extensive range of outbuildings including a two storey stone barn.

Adjacent to and overlooking open pasture with countryside views the property has scope for modernisation, refurbishment, extension and possible redevelopment, subject to planning permission, to create a superb family home in a truly unique rural village location.

Planning and historical note
The property is believed to date from the year 1765 and is not Listed and does not stand in a conservation area. The house is constructed of iron stone beneath a slate roof and has been in the present family ownership since the year 1896 having never been offered to the market before. The paddock area was once used as a productive market garden where there was an orchard, part of which remains today, the buildings were used for housing cattle, a horse, pigs and poultry.

Accommodation
ground floor
Entrance hall, living room, conservatory, dining room, passage, sitting room, lobby, kitchen, basement and cellar.

First floor
Main landing, bedroom one, bedroom two, shower room, secondary landing, bedroom three, bedroom four inner landing, bedroom five, bathroom and store room.

Outside
The property stands on the eastern side of Bridle Road which terminates in a farm track. Double leaf wrought iron gates stand within a stone wall and open to the private gravelled drive which leads to a parking/turning space at the rear of the property. The drive continues on through a gate leading to the outbuildings and paddock beyond. There is a walled garden laid to lawn with well stocked flower and shrub borders.

Outbuildings
Implement store, garden room, cow shed, two bay hovel and tractor shed.

Two storey barn
Constructed of stone beneath a pitched tin roof comprising:-

ground floor - A brick floor exposed beams and rafters, two windows and door to side elevation.

First floor - Loft room - Approached by external stone steps.

Lawned garden
Standing on the south side of the house bounded by a brick wall on the road side with a pedestrian gate, largely laid to lawn with well stocked flower borders, containing a variety of mature shrubs including Lavender, Fuchsia and Box. The boundary is of an established Hawthorn hedge and the lawn faces in a south westerly direction.

Paddock
Approached through a gated access from a concrete apron where there is a small range of outbuildings including a field shelter, two small lambing barns the paddock is mostly down to grass having once been used as a market garden with a Hawthorn fence line running along its centre. At the far end there are some established fruit trees and the boundaries are of brick walls, hedging and a post and wire fence between the paddock area and the field to the side.

Additional Fees
Buyers Premium: The purchaser will be required to pay a buyers premium charge of £3,600 (£3,000 plus VAT).

Administration Charge - The purchaser will be required to pay an administration charge of £1,800 (£1,500 plus VAT).

Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Price Information
* Guides are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.

Additional Fees Information
Please be aware there may be additional fees payable on top of the final sale price. This includes and are not limited to administration charges and buyer's premium fees payable on exchange, and disbursements payable on completion. Please ensure you check the property information page for a list of any relevant additional fees as well as reading the legal pack for any disbursements.